WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- James A. Sims, captain of the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads (AARS) Drone Taskforce, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) arguing the proposed Part 108 rule for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations would create an insurmountable regulatory and financial barrier for small, volunteer Public Safety Agencies (PSAs). Sims urged the agency to establish a separate, scaled-down compliance path for non-profit, volunteer o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing a final rule to approve an update to the Alabama State Implementation Plan, which was submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on Dec. 20, 2023. This action incorporates modifications to various air permit regulations that ADEM has adjusted since EPA last approved them. This approval ensures the state plan continues to meet the requirements of the Clean Air Act. The revisions pertain  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for Top 25 SEC Showdown * College football's premier pregame show travels to Alabama ahead of the 3:30 p.m. ET ABC game * Week 5 Special Guests: Crimson Tide HC Kalen DeBoer, Alabama royalty Ms. Terry join the show live on site; North Carolina HC Bill Belichick joins from pregame warmups at Nort  more